Throwing tool



Sept. 13,1949. c. R. LIVERMON v2,481,522

'- nnowme TooL riledreb. 28, 1945 2 sheets-sheet 2 Patented Sept. 13,1949 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE THROWING TOOL Carl R. Livermon,Roxobel, N. C.

Application February 28, 1945, Serial No. 580,103 4 Claims. (Cl. 124-5)This invention relates to a hand throwing tool designed and adapted tothrow any object or missile such as a ying target having a ring or loopformed oi wire or the like of relatively small cross-section adapted tobe engaged by the tool.

An object of the invention is to provide a relatively simple andinexpensive throwing tool which is of light weight and occupiesrelatively little vspace to serve as a substitute for the relativelyheavy, bulky, expensive and complicated machines commonly used forthrowing clay pigeons and the like.

An embodiment of the invention is illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings in which:

Fig. l is a iront elevation of a target adapted to be thrown by means ofthe throwing tool.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged front elevation of the right hand portion of thetarget shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a front elevation or plan View of the throwing tool.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged plan view of the head of the throwingv tool and aportion of the target.

Figs. 5, 6 and 7 show the three principal positions of the target andthrowing tool which occur in throwing the target.

Referring more particularly to Fig. 1, the frangible part of theV targetconsists of the cone I suitably made of paper. It may be simply aconical paper drinking cup with the tip cut off to leave a hole at itssmall end for the insertion of the stem which suitably is formed ofresilient metal wire and consists of the conical portion 2 which ts theinside of the small end of the cone I and anchors the stem to the cone,the shank portion 3 which is resilient lengthwise due to the fact thatit is helicoidal or sinusoidal, the hook 4 and the loop 5 to which theweight 6 is attached. The stem is held tightly to the cone I by thespring which consists of the conical portion 'I which fits the outersurface of the small end of the cone, the loop 8 to Which is attachedthe throwing ring 9 and the shank portion I0 which is helicoidal andsurrounds the shank portion 3 of the stem and bears against the hook 4.The portion IB of the spring is normally somewhat longer than theportion 3 of the stem and is compressed between the cone I and the hook4 so as to exert some tension thereon and hold the conical end 2 of thestem tightly in the small end of the cone I.

The target described above, excepting the cone I, is designed to bedurable and to withstand the shocks to which it is subjected in use asit is thrown, struck by shot and particularly as it falls to the ground.Being made of resilient wire, it

2 will withstand such shocks without permanent deformation. It is alsodesigned to be of small size so that a number of targets can be carriedin a small space. Since the weight 6 will strike the ground first andwith considerable force, it should be of a shape, preferably spherical,such that it will not penertate into the ground.

It is intended that a supply of the targets shall be carried to theplace of use, disassembled. One may have for instance several hundred ofthe paper cones I telescoped into each other and occupying a small spaceand say ten of the stems. At the place of use the weight 6 is detachedfrom the loop 5 by simply squeezing the loop and releasing the hook Iland opening the loop. The stem is then inserted through the hole in thesmall end of the cone I, the spring is slid into place over the stem,compressed and latched against the hook 4 and the weight 6 returned tothe loop 5. The target is then ready for use. After it has been thrownand shot at, it is recovered, the cone I removed and a new conesubstituted, the removed cone being kept as a record.

The target is thrown by means of the casting rod I2 which may be made ofilexible wood such as hickory or of metal similar to the shafts offishing poles or golf clubs. The rod I2 suitably may be 2 to 3 feet inlength and is provided with the latch hook which comprises the innerhook I3, the spring pressed ball I4 for releasably holding the ring 9 inplace and the outer hook I5 from which the ring 9 is released as thetarget is thrown.

The manner in which the target is thrown is mustrated in rigs. 5, e andv. In Fig. 5, the ring 9 of the target has been inserted in the innerhook I3 as the casting rod I2 is held in the hand in substantiallyvertical position or leaning forwardly more or less in the direction inwhich the target is to be thrown. The casting rod is then swung back tothe position shown in Fig. 6 and when its backward motion is stopped,the target, due to its momentum, swings over to the position shown inFig. 6 and the ring 9 pulls out of the inner hook I3 and is caught bythe outer hook I5. The casting rod is then swung forwardly to theposition shown in Fig. 7 and stopped and the momentum so applied to thetarget causes it to be projected forwardly as shown. With a littlepractice, the target may be thrown quite accurately to any desireddistance and in any direction. As it sails through the air, it isclearly visible from all directions because the cone I presentssubstantially the same area when viewed at all angles. The target may beshot at by any Weapon depending upon n the skill of the person, e. g. ariflelshotgun, bow and arrow, etc. I contemplate the use of a smallcaliber gun such as a .22 caliber rie and shot cartridges, and to usethe target and such a gun to simulate on a small scale and in arestricted space the shooting of clay pigeons with a shotgun.

I appreciate however that the target can be made ofany desired sizeand'of varietyvof materials. xIt coullifor instance The imade 'of asiz'e suitable for 'use as a substitute for -fclay `pigeons and shot atwithY a shotgun and the cone I could be made of frangible material suchas glass 6'11 ceramic material so that it would be broken nby a hit thesame as a clay pigeon. v

It may be advantageous Vsuitably to' color the cones to make them more*readily visible in the air and upon the ground.Y Thevinayfor'instan"cebe provided with stripes or spots of Tdiiifee'litr colorsV or colored tocontrast with backgrounds such as the green leaves Tand .grass ofsummer, r'the brown colors of winter, or sand or water. [twfmaylee-desirable Lalso 4to Aprovide targets n of diilerent colors tor withdistinctive markings for several members of a group playingthe game.Another advantageous expedientl i s toproV-ide .the target with acoating'which will be knocked oi and 4produce a visible Acloud of dustwhen the targetrisstruck. l l Y Vf-Ihe target could of course loe thrownby fa -machine instead of hy hand, that is,v the casting rod l2 .readilycould `beincorpora,ted into ya ma*- chine capable of executing thelmotions described alcove in connection with Figs. 5, 6 and 7.

varied. :It should :not be located .in the stemmerft'ion 53 lor wherethe two ends of thetarget would rbe'ba'l-anced. It should be eitheradjacent the Weight end of the target-or adjacent the cone end and `itmust be so located that itheswinging 40 '1. @A throwing =tool comprisinga 4handle f-and a head member, said head membery comprising a rod-likeU-shaped portion and a rod-like V- shaped portion having their open endsfacing each other, one arm of the U-shaped portion and one arm of theV-shaped portion being in alignment and the other arm of theY V-shapedportion over-lying and being spaced apart from the other arm of theU-shaped portion.

2. A tool as defined in claim 1 comprising a lyilihg latdhiiiember inalignment with the aligned arms 'of the Lh-V and W-slaped portions forreleasably holding a portion of the target in said U-shaped portion.

3. throwing tool comprising a handle miembrfand a head member, said headmember comipris'rfg tvro opposed rod-like'hook-shaped portions lyinginthe same plane, one arm lof each hok-shaped Diition being joined endto end to .one of the other hook-shaped portion and the ends of theotherfarms of the two hookshapedportions being laterally spaced apart,YY

4. A throwing 'tool 'comprising 'a 'substantially rectilinear'handlelember `a head "member,

said head meniber consisting 'of an elongated open loop ysecured"to Vone-e'hd f `the handle at 'a point v.sunsi-antijahy l opposite the 'loopopening 'and approximately midway between the .'lod'p 'n'ds, lsaidhand1eand loop lying in thesarn'epla'ne the .free-ends df the 'loepextending 'atleastto the line of :the longiiludih'al 'airis .of thehandle h being spaced Dart in the'direction of'SaTd afs.

'CARL R. LIVERMN Y Rnrnaawcescirnn The -following references E'are -ofrecord in ythe 111e 0f this 33841391111:

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